Shloka 496
कर्णनिधनवृत्तान्तनिवेदनम् | Reporting Karṇa’s Fall to Yudhiṣṭhira
Devanagari script
सत्येन पृष्ट: प्रब्रूहि यदि तान् वेत्थ शंस न: । उन्होंने सत्यवादी कौशिक मुनिके पास आकर पूछा--“भगवन्! बहुत-से लोग जो इधर ही आये हैं, किस रास्तेसे गये हैं? मैं सत्यकी साक्षीसे पूछता हूँ। यदि आप उन्हें जानते हों तो बताइये”
Transliteration
satyena pṛṣṭaḥ prabrūhi yadi tān vettha śaṃsa naḥ |
Translation
Vāyu berkata: “Oleh kerana engkau ditanya atas nama kebenaran, nyatakanlah. Jika engkau tahu ke mana orang-orang itu pergi, beritahulah kami. Aku bertanya dengan Kebenaran sebagai saksi—ramai telah datang melalui sini; melalui jalan manakah mereka beredar?”
Word by Word
सत्येनby truth / with truth (as witness)
सत्येन:
Karana
TypeNoun
Rootसत्य
FormNeuter, Instrumental, Singular
पृष्टःhaving been asked
पृष्टः:
Karta
TypeVerb
Rootपृच्छ्
Formक्त (past passive participle), Masculine, Nominative, Singular
प्रब्रूहिtell forth; speak
प्रब्रूहि:
TypeVerb
Rootब्रू
Formलोट् (imperative), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
यदिif
यदि:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootयदि
तान्those (people)
तान्:
Karma
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
FormMasculine, Accusative, Plural
वेत्थyou know
वेत्थ:
TypeVerb
Rootविद्
Formलट् (present), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
शंसdeclare; tell
शंस:
TypeVerb
Rootशंस्
Formलोट् (imperative), Second, Singular, Parasmaipada
नःto us
नः:
Sampradana
TypePronoun
Rootअस्मद्
FormDative, Plural
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
Vāyudeva (Wind-god)K
Kauśika Muni (truth-speaking ascetic, as referenced in the narrative gloss)U
unnamed group of people (those who passed by)Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Geographic Context
Sandhi Notes